Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,607, Butler Gilbert, Conn. Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Gilbert Butler
S. 43,607
Continental
CONTENTS
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43607 INVALID.
Rey
File No. 43,607
Butler Gilbert
Dr. John War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 196
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1921 June 20 Hist. to Mrs. Fred R. Wallace.

21140
New York
Butter Gilbert
Capt M c Gregor private
Connecticut line 1777. 1 yr. 2 mo
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of
New York
at the rate of
8
Dollars per month, to commence on
the 28. of
Apr. 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the
8 of Jan 1818
and
sent to John Knapp Esq.
Coopers town, Otsego Co NYork
Arrearages to
4th Sept 1818
4 M c Gregor
$33.80
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Shelden
Laurens, Otsego Co NY

Dutton Gilbert 2 May Correct —

State of New-York, OTSEGO COUNTY
} ss.
Burter Gilbert age 70 years being duly sworn, saith, that he is a resident of the town of Laurens in the County aforesaid, and has served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution against the common enemy, for the term of Nine Months and longer, at a certain period of the war herein after mentioned, on the Continental Establishment, and is yet a resident citizen of the United States; and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support. And this deponent further saith, that he never has received any pension from the U- nited States, and doth hereby relinquish his claim to every pension that may have been heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States, excepting and reserving to himself the right of claiming, and he doth hereby claim a pension under an act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed 18th March, 1818. And this deponent doth further declare under oath, that the time he entered the army of the United States in the war of the revolution aforesaid, on the Continental Establishment, the officers under whom he served, and the line to which he belonged, together with the time and manner of leaving the service, are all correctly set forth, according to the best of his knowledge and recollection, in the following manner; that is to say, he the said —
Burter Gilbert did at Middletown in the state of Connecticut, in the month of May 1775 enlist under one captain Return Jonathan Mine in Colonel Samuel Wyllys's regiment belonging to the Connecticut line which enlistment was for seven months - served said seven months and then enlisted under captain Elizer Sum- ner in said Wyllys's regiment belonging to the Connecticut line aforesaid, which enlistment was for thirteen months - served said thirteen months in said regiment and again enlisted for during the war, at the town of Peshkill in the state of New York under one captain Benjamin Talmadge in Colonel Elias Sheldon's regiment of light dragoons belonging to the Con- necticut line - the this deponent served in said Sheldon's regiment about one year and two months as a noncommissioned officer and was on account of his lameness, discharged from service in the spring of the year 1778 by Captain Benjamin Talmadge aforesaid in Weatherfield in the state of Connecticut - which dis- charge this deponent has lost - and this deponent further saith that he has not it not in his power to offer other evi- dence of his services —
Burter Gilbert
Sworn & subscribed before me this 28th day of April 1818.
John Raper Judge of Otsego Co. pleas
Burter Gilbert

State of New-York, } OTSEGO COUNTY, }
ss.
I John Russell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for
the County aforesaid, do certify that I am satisfied the said Butler
Gilbert — served in the revolutionary war as aforesaid, against the common enemy, for a longer term than nine months, as stated in the affidavit of the said
Butler — hereunto annexed—And I do further certify that full credit is due to the deposition of the above named Butler
and also that the evidence on which I have founded my judgment is contained in the affidavit of the said Butler —
Given under my hand at Cooperstown this 2nd day of May 1818.
John Russell Judge of the Court of Common Pleas

Rev. M.H.
Waverly, N. 4 June 6, '21
Pension Bureau, Washington D.C.
Gentlemen,
What data can you give me concerning the Revolution- ary war records of Butler Gilbert who was born in 1748 and of Benjamin Johnson who was born in 1745? Butler Gilbert

was living at Theville either in the New England States (Conn. I think) the Johnsons came from Providence R.I. to New York but do not know what year. Shall be very thankful for any information you may be able to supply me.
Very Truly,
Mrs. Fred R. Wallace, 218 Clinton Ave., Waverly, New York.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Butler Gilbert a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1775- 7 mos. Pvt. Return Jonathan Meigs Samuel Hillyer Conn.   ✓ 13 mos. Ebenezer Sumner "   ✓ 1 yr. 2 mos. Benjamin Talmadge Elisha Sheldon   discharged Spring 1778.  
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Middletown Conn.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 28, 1818. His el. was al.
Residence at date of application, Laurens Otsego Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 70 yrs.
Remarks: No data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.